| Tension cutter |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Raised sculptural depiction of Margaret Cho? |
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| Tension breaker, in a drama |
Universal |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Chuckles for charity can melt an icicle for me (5,6) |
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| Deliverance from anxiety after joker provides amusing moment in serious situation (5,6) |
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| Red Nose Day charity (5,6) |
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| Charity that organises Red Nose Day (5,6) |
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| Lightener of mood |
The Times Concise |
14 Jan 2024 |
| Jester's emotion after the king's laughter? |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2021 |
| It eases tension in some serious tales |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2018 |
| It eases tension in some serious tales |
The Washington Post |
10 Oct 2018 |
| It eases tension in some serious tales |
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| Charity founded in 1985 by Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Oct 2015 |
| Cause of chuckles |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2015 |
| What the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across can provide? |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2015 |
| What the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across can provide? |
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| Cause of chuckles |
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| Drama's tension reducer |
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| What a foil may provide |
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| Breaker of dramatic tension |
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| Mood lightener |
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| Mood lightener |
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| Mood lightener |
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| Leno's substitute? |
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| Welfare for an unemployed funnyman? |
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| Break from tension |
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